Games Like OXENFREE II: Lost Signals

Oxenfree is a supernatural thriller about a group of friends who unwittingly open a ghostly rift. You are Alex, and you’ve just brought your new stepbrother Jonas to an overnight island party gone horribly wrong.

Why similar: Supernatural 23%, Choices Matter 10.6%, Thriller 10%, Mystery 9.5%, Story Rich 9.2%

Why You'll Like It: As the direct predecessor, it shares the same signature walk-and-talk dialogue system and supernatural mystery mechanics.

NIGHT IN THE WOODS is an adventure game focused on exploration, story, and character, featuring dozens of characters to meet and lots to do across a lush, vibrant world.

Why similar: Narrative 31.9% ★, Mystery 12.4%, Psychological Horror 10.9%, Choices Matter 10.7%, Visual Novel 10.3%

Why You'll Like It: It captures the same small-town mystery vibe with deep character development and a focus on atmospheric exploration.

Firewatch is a single-player first-person mystery set in the Wyoming wilderness, where your only emotional lifeline is the person on the other end of a handheld radio.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 29.2%, Mystery 18%, Story Rich 13.6%, Thriller 12.5%, Exploration 8.9%

Why You'll Like It: This game excels at building tension through radio-based dialogue and isolated exploration in a beautiful, mysterious environment.

1000xRESIST is a thrilling sci-fi adventure. The year is unknown, and a disease spread by an alien invasion keeps you underground. You are Watcher. You dutifully fulfil your purpose in serving the ALLMOTHER, until the day you discover a shocking secret that changes everything.

Why similar: Thriller 23.3%, Narrative 19.1% ★, Walking Simulator 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.9%, Visual Novel 7.1%

Why You'll Like It: It delivers a complex, story-rich narrative with sci-fi themes that challenge the player's perception of reality.

What Remains of Edith Finch is a collection of strange tales about a family in Washington state. As Edith, you’ll explore the colossal Finch house, searching for stories as she explores her family history and tries to figure out why she's the last one in her family left alive.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 26.7%, Story Rich 18.4%, Mystery 15.4%, Female Protagonist 10.5%, Exploration 8.3%

Why You'll Like It: This title is a masterclass in environmental storytelling and uncovering dark family secrets through exploration.

Beacon Pines is a cute and creepy adventure set within a mysterious book. Sneak out late, make new friends, uncover hidden truths, and collect words that will change the course of fate!

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 20%, Visual Novel 18.5%, Mystery 11.6%, Point & Click 11.5%, Horror 11.2%

Why You'll Like It: It features a unique choose-your-own-adventure mechanic that allows you to alter the outcome of a small-town mystery.

KENTUCKY ROUTE ZERO is a magical realist adventure game about a secret highway running through the caves beneath Kentucky, and the mysterious folks who travel it.

Why similar: Point & Click 29.2%, Narrative 28.5% ★, Adventure 11.9%, Story Rich 11.1%, Mystery 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a surreal, dialogue-heavy narrative experience that mirrors the dreamlike and unsettling tone of the Oxenfree series.

Alex Chen hides her 'curse': the psychic power of Empathy, the ability to absorb the emotions of others. When her brother dies in a so-called accident, Alex must embrace her power to find the truth.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Choices Matter 15.4%, Narrative 13.2% ★, Female Protagonist 13.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: It combines supernatural abilities with a small-town mystery and meaningful dialogue choices that impact the story.

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a folk horror narrative-driven adventure. Explore the isolated moors of rural Victorian England as you uncover the mysteries of Hob's Barrow. The answers lie in the soil...

Why similar: Point & Click 20.5%, Thriller 16.9%, Female Protagonist 13.9%, Interactive Fiction 13.9%, Horror 12.1%

Why You'll Like It: This folk-horror adventure focuses on investigation and atmospheric dread in a remote, mysterious location.

Hitchhike your way to freedom in this crazy procedurally generated road trip. No one's road is the same!

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 20.9%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Interactive Fiction 16.1%, Multiple Endings 15.2%, Story Rich 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: The procedural narrative and focus on consequential choices create a road-trip atmosphere similar to the journey in Lost Signals.

A demon has possessed you and used your body to tear a swath of bloodshed through New York. You are now free, but life as you knew it is over. Your only path forward is joining the Unavowed - an ancient society dedicated to stopping evil. No matter what the cost.

Why similar: Supernatural 25.4%, Point & Click 22.4%, Mystery 11.7%, Story Rich 9.3%, Choices Matter 8.7%

Why You'll Like It: It features a supernatural urban fantasy setting with a heavy emphasis on player choice and character-driven narrative.

NORCO is a dialogue-focused point & click adventure that immerses the player in the sinking suburbs and industrial swamplands of an increasingly surreal and distorted South Louisiana.

Why similar: Point & Click 35.5%, Mystery 33%, Story Rich 19.6%, Adventure 8.4%, Singleplayer 3.6%

Why You'll Like It: This Southern Gothic point-and-click adventure provides a deeply atmospheric and surreal mystery set in a decaying landscape.

Named Game of the Year 2019 by Giant Bomb, Polygon, Eurogamer, and The Guardian, Outer Wilds is a critically-acclaimed and award-winning open world mystery about a solar system trapped in an endless time loop.

Why similar: Mystery 28.6%, Exploration 20.1%, Story Rich 16.5%, Horror 12.8%, Psychological Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes the thrill of discovery and piecing together a cosmic mystery through signal-based exploration.

A psychological horror short story. Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Why similar: Narrative 22.5% ★, Supernatural 16.5%, Thriller 13.3%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Psychological Horror 8.2%

Why You'll Like It: It utilizes radio-based mechanics to uncover a supernatural mystery in a lonely, atmospheric setting.

In the wake of catastrophe find the means to make your family whole again.

Why similar: Narrative 42.2% ★, Multiple Endings 16.9%, Story Rich 13.3%, Adventure 7.7%, Walking Simulator 7%

Why You'll Like It: This cinematic adventure uses environmental storytelling to convey a sci-fi mystery without the use of traditional dialogue.

A third‑person psychological horror game where you explore both the real world and the spirit realm. As a medium drawn to a deserted resort, you’ll uncover dark secrets, confront echoes of trauma, and face the consequences of seeing more than one truth.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 21.4%, Horror 20%, Psychological Horror 18.8%, Adventure 14.5%, Walking Simulator 13.1%

Why You'll Like It: The game explores dual realities and supernatural investigation, mirroring the eerie tone of the Oxenfree universe.

The Vanishing of Ethan Carter is a first-person story-driven mystery. Purchase this game to get both the original and the Unreal Engine 4 remaster called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter Redux.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 24.9%, Mystery 20.3%, Supernatural 19.4%, Horror 9.4%, Exploration 8.1%

Why You'll Like It: This game focuses on investigating supernatural occurrences in a hauntingly beautiful, isolated setting.

Join Norah, a woman plagued by a mysterious illness, in her search for her missing husband in this adventure puzzle game set on a lush island paradise. Immerse yourself in stunning visuals and unlock forbidden secrets in a moving tale of mystery and love.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 22.4%, Mystery 19.9%, Walking Simulator 19.7%, Story Rich 15.3%, Exploration 10.2%

Why You'll Like It: This narrative-driven puzzle game focuses on uncovering a supernatural mystery in a remote, atmospheric location.

Coming back to the family hotel after years, a young woman finds herself trapped with the ghosts from her past and an old cellular telephone as the only way to unveil a terrible truth.

Why similar: Thriller 29.7%, Walking Simulator 18.8%, Mystery 14.5%, Female Protagonist 10.9%, Story Rich 7.8%

Why You'll Like It: This walking simulator focuses on isolation and uncovering dark secrets within a confined, atmospheric space.

The award-winning point-and-click adventure returns in the Director's Cut with an extended story, additional puzzles, and new areas to explore. Witness the rise of an iconic detective as you uncover a dark and sinister truth hiding behind the calm exterior of a small rural town.

Why similar: Narrative 20.2% ★, Point & Click 18.8%, Mystery 15.5%, Female Protagonist 14.8%, Visual Novel 9.7%

Why You'll Like It: A detective-focused mystery that captures a 90s aesthetic and a compelling, character-driven story.

A mutant soap opera where small-town gossip meets the supernatural. Explore the Mutazione community as Kai as she cares for her ailing grandfather. Discover magical gardens, new friends & old secrets. They can survive an apocalyptic meteor strike, but can they survive their small-town drama?

Why similar: Supernatural 21%, Walking Simulator 13.5%, Interactive Fiction 12.2%, Side Scroller 10.2%, Mystery 9.8%

Why You'll Like It: It prioritizes character relationships and story-rich exploration in a unique, supernatural setting.

Children of Silentown is a dark adventure game that tells the story of Lucy, a girl growing up in a village deep in a forest inhabited by monsters. People disappearing is nothing uncommon here, but this time, Lucy is old enough to investigate on her own. Or so she thinks.

Why similar: Point & Click 18.3%, Mystery 15.9%, Female Protagonist 14.7%, Horror 12.1%, Multiple Endings 11.7%

Why You'll Like It: This atmospheric adventure focuses on uncovering the dark secrets of a mysterious town through puzzle-solving.

The stage is set. Imagine an old baroque manor, perhaps a hotel or a museum, somewhere in central Europe. A woman wanders in search of answers.

Why similar: Mystery 25%, Horror 18.7%, Exploration 15.3%, Female Protagonist 14.6%, Adventure 14.1%

Why You'll Like It: A surreal, puzzle-heavy mystery that rewards exploration and careful observation of its atmospheric environment.

It's 1986 - Meredith Weiss takes a break from her career in the big city to deliver mail in her hometown. How will she experience two weeks in beautiful Providence Oaks, with its iconic lake and quirky community? And what will she do next? It's up to you.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 20.8%, Choose Your Own Adventure 19%, Female Protagonist 14.3%, Multiple Endings 13%, Choices Matter 12.3%

Why You'll Like It: It offers a grounded, atmospheric narrative experience that focuses on character interactions in a quiet, small-town setting.

June 7th, 1995. 1:15 AM. You arrive home after a year abroad. You expect your family to greet you, but the house is empty. Something's not right. Where is everyone? And what's happened here? Unravel the mystery for yourself in Gone Home, a story exploration game from The Fullbright Company.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 44.2%, Narrative 24.6% ★, Exploration 7.4%, Female Protagonist 7.2%, Story Rich 6%

Why You'll Like It: This classic exploration game excels at uncovering a personal mystery through environmental clues and narrative discovery.

Get lost in a lucid dream, bending the lines between reality and fiction. Utilize the strange camera to navigate through the ghosts' mysterious residence. Find the purpose of your nocturnal visit in a vivid and dreamlike setting.

Why similar: Thriller 15.5%, Side Scroller 14.5%, Walking Simulator 13.9%, Psychological Horror 13%, Horror 10.6%

Why You'll Like It: A psychological horror game that uses 2D exploration to create a surreal and dreamlike narrative experience.

In this point-and-click urban thriller, down-and-out private eye Kathy Rain will embark on her most dangerous case yet — the pursuit of the notorious serial killer known as the Soothsayer. Find clues, gather evidence, connect the dots, and confront the murderer before the hunter becomes the hunted…

Why similar: Thriller 21.6%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Point & Click 15%, Mystery 14.6%, Female Protagonist 10.7%

Tacoma is a sci-fi narrative adventure from the creators of Gone Home. Set aboard a high-tech space station in the year 2088, explore every detail of how the station’s crew lived and worked, finding the clues that add up to a gripping story of trust, fear, and resolve in the face of disaster.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 31%, Female Protagonist 15.7%, Story Rich 12.8%, Mystery 12.2%, Narrative 10.9% ★

Why You'll Like It: It uses recorded holographic data to piece together a sci-fi mystery, similar to the signal-based investigation in the seed game.

In Amanda the Adventurer 2, the story continues as Riley encounters a mysterious masked figure after destroying the TV in the attic. Travel to the Kensdale Public Library and dig deeper into the mystery of Amanda the Adventurer.

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 16.3%, Choose Your Own Adventure 15.3%, Point & Click 14%, Supernatural 11.5%, Horror 9.7%

The small town of Basswood will be changed forever by ex-investigative journalist Sam Higgs in this thrilling narrative experience from award-winning studio DON'T NOD. Will you find the truth – no matter the cost?

Why similar: Interactive Fiction 24.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 17.9%, Choices Matter 17.8%, Mystery 16.7%, Story Rich 12.2%

Why You'll Like It: This game features a psychological detective narrative where choices and internal investigation drive the plot forward.

Black Sheep" is a 2D story-driven adventure game, you will play a high school student who explores the flooded school ruins, trace the shadow of the past, and unveil the evil those buried in the bottom of the river to see the light of day.

Why similar: Thriller 28.5%, Psychological Horror 13.9%, Horror 13.9%, Supernatural 13.6%, Mystery 12.7%

Why You'll Like It: This adventure game blends psychological horror with a mystery-driven narrative in a school setting.

Join forces with the psychic Director of the Urban Myth Dissolution Center and solve a variety of cases involving cursed relics, rental properties with shady histories, and dimensional anomalies. Monstrous oddities and otherworldly planes abound in this occult mystery adventure game!

Why similar: Supernatural 16.8%, Visual Novel 13.2%, Mystery 12.6%, Psychological Horror 11.7%, Point & Click 7.6%

An exploration game about emotional ties that transcend even death. Riley is faced with a headstrong ghost, urging her on an adventure across atmospheric shores, uncovering the island's tragic secret. Choices in dialogue shape the bond between the two, ultimately deciding Riley's fate.

Why similar: Walking Simulator 21.5%, Mystery 13.9%, Female Protagonist 11.4%, Story Rich 10.8%, Point & Click 10.4%

Why You'll Like It: It emphasizes exploration and dialogue-based choices that shape the relationship between the protagonist and a ghostly presence.

The Haunting of Joni Evers is a dark supernatural mystery about a broken family from small-town Oklahoma. Haunted by a specter that's hunted her family for generations, Joni must uncover the mysteries of the Cunningham House, dig through lost memories, and face the past to break the curse.

Why similar: Supernatural 21.2%, Walking Simulator 13.1%, Interactive Fiction 11.7%, Mystery 10.9%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

In the thrilling conclusion of the Amanda the Adventurer trilogy, follow Riley as they uncover the ultimate secrets behind Amanda, Hameln, and mysteries that have plagued Kensdale for decades.

Why similar: Thriller 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 15.1%, Choose Your Own Adventure 14.6%, Supernatural 11.6%, Horror 8.4%

Journey to the far corners of the Earth and unearth ancient horrors in this Lovecraftian narrative puzzle adventure and sequel to 2020’s critically acclaimed Call of the Sea.

Why similar: Supernatural 16.2%, Narrative 15.9% ★, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Mystery 12.9%, Female Protagonist 10.9%

Neve is a non-linear interactive fiction in which your decisions can completely change the course of story. Manage your team, race against time and unravel the mysteries surrounding your ship's crash in this suffocating retrofuturistic thriller that will have you hooked from the first second.

Why similar: Thriller 18.9%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11%, Interactive Fiction 10.7%, Point & Click 9.2%, Psychological Horror 7.8%

A story about discovering anomalies, finding strange energy sources, and the intertwining of peculiar spaces. Get ready to uncover hidden stories, delve into a horrifying narrative and unveil the most fundamental truth!

Why similar: Thriller 22.5%, Interactive Fiction 11.2%, Point & Click 9.7%, Female Protagonist 9.1%, Visual Novel 8.5%

After the unexpected death of a close friend, Kristina returns to her hometown looking for answers, only to unearth a string of dark secrets. I Saw Black Clouds is an interactive psychological thriller with supernatural elements and branching storylines.

Why similar: Narrative 17.8% ★, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Interactive Fiction 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.7%, Choices Matter 8.4%

A classic survival horror experience set in a dystopian future where humanity has uncovered a dark secret. Unravel a cosmic mystery, escape terrifying creatures, and scavenge an off-world government facility as Elster, a technician Replika searching for her lost dreams.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 32.7%, Psychological Horror 32.6%, Mystery 24.9%, Adventure 6.2%, Singleplayer 3.6%

An interactive horror experience of exploring a missing woman’s phone.

Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Point & Click 12.6%, Visual Novel 10.1%, Psychological Horror 9.8%, Horror 9.8%

A mystery adventure game and visual novel set on solitary Shironagasu Island. Discover its secrets, solve its mysteries, and escape from the ominous island!

Why similar: Visual Novel 18.2%, Mystery 18%, Thriller 13.7%, Horror 11.2%, Adventure 9.5%

You wake up in an old watermill in the middle of the night ... and can't remember anything. Examine the surroundings in this thrilling point&click adventure and find out what happened.

Why similar: Thriller 20.8%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Point & Click 13%, Female Protagonist 10.8%, Visual Novel 9.9%

The sequel to the award winning Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice, Senua returns in a brutal journey of survival through the myth and torment of Viking Iceland. Intent on saving those who have fallen victim to the horrors of tyranny, Senua faces a battle of overcoming the darkness within and without.

Why similar: Psychological Horror 26.2%, Female Protagonist 23%, Walking Simulator 16.6%, Story Rich 15.3%, Horror 10.7%

Life is Strange: Before the Storm returns with remastered visuals across characters & environments.

Why similar: Female Protagonist 18%, Choices Matter 17.7%, Multiple Endings 14.9%, Supernatural 13.2%, Story Rich 10.6%

A new home. A new family. A nightmare waiting inside. Adopted into a new family, Maria soon realizes she was never meant to feel safe there.

Why similar: Thriller 16%, Psychological Horror 14.2%, Horror 13.7%, Walking Simulator 12.2%, Female Protagonist 9.4%

Northern Québec, 1970. A bizarre mist —the Brume— is disconnecting a rural mining village from its quiet reality. Step into the shoes of Detective Carl Faubert as he unfolds the mysteries haunting the region while battling for his own survival.

Why similar: Mystery 17.5%, Walking Simulator 17.3%, Interactive Fiction 16.5%, Choose Your Own Adventure 11.1%, Exploration 10.1%

Audrey is a young woman returning to her childhood home. Upon arriving, however, she begins to notice strange happenings around the house. Is this a dream or reality? Whatever it is, it seems so oddly… familiar. Explore with Audrey as she tries to work out the mysteries of her missing memories.

Why similar: Horror 32.8%, Female Protagonist 20.9%, Psychological Horror 16.1%, Adventure 14.5%, Story Rich 12.9%

The saga of Max and Chloe, and the fate of Caledon, is yours to decide! Play as both Max and Chloe as an all-new story builds towards an epic climax. The fire will force Max and Chloe to make devastating decisions. Can they find a future together… Before everything burns?

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 18.1%, Supernatural 17.9%, Choices Matter 12.7%, Narrative 12.4% ★, Female Protagonist 11.2%

"The Stalked 2" is a standalone horror sequel to "The Stalked", where you play as Rachel, an avid hiker. What begins as a relaxing hike to a cabin turns into a nightmare filled with eerie interactions and unsettling events. Will you survive?

Why similar: Thriller 32.2%, Walking Simulator 14.4%, Horror 12.3%, Mystery 12%, Psychological Horror 11.9%

Re:Turn 2 is a 2D psychological horror adventure game. The game follows on from the events of the first game. Saki and her fiancé, Sen, are trapped on an abandoned train that is haunted by an evil spirit that takes the form of a little girl named Ayumi.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 16.9%, Point & Click 14.5%, Psychological Horror 14.3%, Female Protagonist 13.7%, Visual Novel 12.7%

The Award-winning detective saga returns in this standalone sequel to The Case of the Golden Idol. Uncover the truth behind 20 strange cases of crime, death and depravity in the 1970s. The world has changed dramatically - the sins of humanity have not.

Why similar: Narrative 24.9% ★, Mystery 23.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.3%, Choices Matter 12.6%, Point & Click 9.2%

Two souls are drawn into a mysterious otherworld—and torn apart. In a realm filled with danger and restless spirits, each searches for the other while uncovering hidden truths. A suspenseful multi-ending adventure where every choice shapes their fate.

Why similar: Thriller 30.1%, Mystery 13.2%, Horror 10.5%, Psychological Horror 10.4%, Supernatural 8.9%

The third game in the Blackwell series

Why similar: Point & Click 47.8%, Supernatural 20.4%, Female Protagonist 12%, Adventure 12%, Mystery 8%

Share thoughts and hot food with your last ever clients, as you wait for the world to end.

Why similar: Choose Your Own Adventure 14.8%, Walking Simulator 13.7%, Thriller 10.5%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Psychological Horror 9.7%

You play as a student named Lisa, who has just moved in with her university friend. But instead of a carefree student life, Lisa faces events full of despair and fear when she is left alone in her apartment number 8...

Why similar: Thriller 20.9%, Supernatural 15%, Psychological Horror 10.1%, Multiple Endings 9.8%, Mystery 8.9%

True Fear: Forsaken Souls Part 2 is the sequel to one of the best rated horror escape games, acclaimed for its story and the atmosphere of horror mystery.

Why similar: Point & Click 13%, Psychological Horror 12.8%, Thriller 11%, Horror 10.7%, Mystery 9.9%

Third Eye Open is a supernatural narrative adventure about a young girl coming of age. The game is set in a small Malaysian suburb which the player navigates to speak to friends, families, and ghosts. Various minigames immerse the player deeper into the protagonist's journey.

Why similar: Thriller 25.7%, Supernatural 25.5%, Interactive Fiction 13.5%, Choices Matter 9.1%, Female Protagonist 8.6%

Set in the '90s, Kathy Rain tells the story of a strong-willed journalism major who has to come to terms with her troubled past as she investigates the mysterious death of her recently deceased grandfather.

Why similar: Point & Click 96.1%, Mystery 1%, Female Protagonist 0.9%, Supernatural 0.6%, Adventure 0.5%

Observation is a sci-fi thriller uncovering what happened to Dr. Emma Fisher, and the crew of her mission, through the lens of the station’s artificial intelligence S.A.M.

Why similar: Thriller 21.8%, Adventure 19.5%, Horror 15.7%, Psychological Horror 10.5%, Mystery 8.9%